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Off topic: 10 English words that are actually Dutch
מפרסם התגובה: P.L.F. Persio
P.L.F. Persio הולנד Local time: 13:52 מאנגלית לאיטלקית + ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Balasubramaniam L. הודו Local time: 18:22 חבר (2006) מאנגלית להינדית + ...
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Rice is a Tamil word
Apr 12, 2016
Interesting.
English has plundered words left and right, from many languages.
Recently, I came to know, the word rice is actually a Tamil word (arishi in Tamil).
I was aware of loot, thug, jungle, and several other words that are of Indian origin, but rice was new to me.
[Edited at 2016-04-12 16:33 GMT]
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Robert Rietvelt Local time: 13:52 חבר (2006) מספרדית להולנדית + ...
There are many more
Apr 13, 2016
Like school (from school), church (from kerk), town (from tuin), etc...
The story I know about the etymology of Yankees is more or less as descibed, but with this (small) difference that it is the English (American) pronunciation of the Dutch names Jan and Kees.
But the verb "busen"? Never heard of it.
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